The second race in my 2020 COVID Non-Race Series was the Half Marathon Unplugged. Originally scheduled for Colchester, Winooski and Burlington, and to finish at a brewery, I ran it instead in Montpelier and finished at my house. (As of press time, this race is technically postponed and not cancelled outright. But, depending on howContinue reading “4/11/20: Half Marathon Unplugged Unplugged”
Category Archives: Race
3/22/20: Not the Kaynor’s Sap Run
As mentioned last time, the COVID-19 Coronavirus disease has been overtaking the planet, and unprecedented measures are being taken to limit the opportunities for people to infect others with this highly contagious disease. As a result, Vermont basically shut down in mid March, and all races for a few months have been postponed or outrightContinue reading “3/22/20: Not the Kaynor’s Sap Run”
2/8/20: Sprouts Mesa Half Marathon
Finally, after three months of anticipation and training – and not training – the day arrived for the Sprouts Mesa Half Marathon. Following the 10 mile run the previous Saturday, I was feeling really good about this race. Of course, I didn’t make it simple on myself. In addition to running, my primary winter activityContinue reading “2/8/20: Sprouts Mesa Half Marathon”
11/28/19: Turkey Trot for Hope
After the Leaf Peepers Half Marathon, I thought things would be slowing down for the next few months. But it turns out November was a really busy month of running for me. There were the Fallen Leaves 5Ks. The day after the last one of those, there was the Stand with Erick run at NorwichContinue reading “11/28/19: Turkey Trot for Hope”
11/2, 9, and 16/19: Fallen Leaves 5K series
The official CVR race series was over for the year, but that didn’t mean the CVR races were over. In November every year CVR puts on the Fallen Leaves 5K series. They are timed races with modest prizes, but at $5 entry fee they almost also count as fun runs. I wanted to run oneContinue reading “11/2, 9, and 16/19: Fallen Leaves 5K series”
10/19/19: Danville Zombie Run
With the Leaf Peepers Half Marathon, and the 2019 Race Series, in the books, I wasn’t sure how the rest of the running year would play out. I found that it was nice to have races to look forward to. But I also found that I enjoyed “generic training,” running to stay in shape withContinue reading “10/19/19: Danville Zombie Run”
10/6/19: Leaf Peepers Half Marathon
The first Saturday of October brought the race that for half the year I wasn’t sure was really a goal: the Leaf Peepers Half Marathon. I had been on the fence even after I started running again, but after finishing the Genny Tenny I decided this was a Thing I Should Try To Do. TrainingContinue reading “10/6/19: Leaf Peepers Half Marathon”
9/22/19: Race Against Racism
The week after the Genny Tenny – the week of the running of the Sodom Pond 4 miler – I was walking to work and saw a flyer for the Race Against Racism 5K, sponsored by the students of Montpelier High School. It was an inspiring week already, with the Student Climate Strike on Thursday,Continue reading “9/22/19: Race Against Racism”
9/18/19: Sodom Pond 4-mile
Just three days after the Genny Tenny was the next race in the 2019 series: a short drive to Adamant, Vermont, for the Sodom Pond 4-mile race. It’s similar to the Berlin Pond race, a loop around a pond with some hills at the start and then pretty flat the rest of the way. ExceptContinue reading “9/18/19: Sodom Pond 4-mile”
9/15/19: Genny Tenny
Now that I was back in the swing of the race season, I had my sights set on the Leaf Peepers half marathon in October – it was going to be run on the old course this year! I was starting to build up distance again, running the 6-mile Fun Runs and running my longerContinue reading “9/15/19: Genny Tenny”
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